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Pyxilla

Bacillariophyceae - Rhizosoleniales - Pyxillaceae

Taxonomy
Pyxilla was named by Greville (1865). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pyxillaceae by Simonsen (1972); and to Bacillariophyta by Abbott and Ernissee (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Pyxilla Greville p. 1
1972Pyxilla Simonsen p. 51
1983Pyxilla Abbott and Ernissee p. 302

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
orderRhizosoleniales
familyPyxillaceae
genusPyxilla

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Pyxilla Greville 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2008-03-19 02:48:18
Modified: 2008-03-19 04:48:18
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Langhian or 48.07000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Russian Federation (Kamchatka) P. gracilis (202259)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) P. johnsoniana (48887)